REFLECTIONS OF WATER

13 November 2006

Xavier Bermudez, Trama Visual, Mexico

Xavier Bermudez, Trama Visual, Mexico

Poster by Chaz Maviyane Davies, Zimbabwe

Today
the use of new digital reproduction technologies, and their placement
in urban spaces specially designed for easy visualization, place the
poster in a position of vital importance for the adequate dissemination
of information related with social interest issues. This collection
shows the new range of possibilities offered by the contemporary poster
and its connection with water, a subject of worldwide interest.

"Reflections
of Water" is a collection of thoughts and opinions turned into posters
that place us in front of a mirror to show us a problem created by
mankind, and at the same time, a time for reflection and awareness that
only we are responsible of the future.

Design, conceived as
a developmental tool, and in this particular case as an instrument for
the diffusion of a universal theme, has generated in the participating
authors from the five continents, a new form of collaboration, which
emphasizes the importance using their creativity to raise collective
awareness towards the importance of water preservation for the future
of life in planet Earth.

Diverse forms of expression,
representation techniques that go from the traditional to new ways of
expression, share places in this international collection, which is
nothing but an extraordinary example of collaboration between the
organizing institutions and the designers, devoted to the development
of social interest projects, that are also supported by corporations
interested in participating with their technology and services.

For
the first time, a collection of such importance can be seen out in the
streets as part of the cultural activities organized by Comisi n
Nacional del Agua, Trama Visual A.C. and the International Biennial of
the Poster in Mexico, in parallel to the 4th World Water Forum.

We
express our gratitude to the authors of these beautiful posters for
their talent and generosity, as well as to Hewlett Packard Mexico and
Grupo Equipamientos Urbanos de M xico, corporations that appreciate the
importance of this subject and have sponsored the digital prints and
their placement at bus stops in Mexico City.